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The Husbands

Holly Gramazio

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English
Chatto & Windus
03 April 2024
A brilliantly original, funny and astute debut that examines how we navigate life, love and choice in a world of never-ending options

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'One of the funniest debuts for years' SUNDAY TIMES
* 'My favourite book of 2024' SOPHIE HANNAH
* 'A time-bending gem' GABRIELLE ZEVIN
* Endlessly funny, ultimately profound' JENNY COLGAN

You wait ages for The One . . . then 203 come along at once

One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat who claims to be her husband. All the evidence - from photos to electricity bills - suggests he's right.

Lauren's attic, she slowly realises, is creating an endless supply of husbands for her.

There's the one who pretends to play music on her toes. The one who's too hot (there must be a catch). The one who makes a great breakfast sandwich. The one who turns everything into double entendres ('I'll weed your garden'). And the one who can calm her unruly thoughts with a single touch.

But when you can change husbands as easily as changing a lightbulb, how do you know whether the one you have now is the good-enough one, or the wrong one, or the best one? And how long should you keep trying to find out?
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* 'This book was INCREDIBLE! So inventive, funny and different' 'I clapped out loud and cried' 'I adored this book. Fast-paced and funny with heart' 'Incredibly vivid, completely original' 'So many husbands so many personalities so much confusion so much fun!'

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Imprint:   Chatto & Windus
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 232mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   445g
ISBN:   9781784745363
ISBN 10:   1784745367
Pages:   368
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Holly Gramazio is a writer, game designer and curator from Adelaide, currently based in London. She founded the experimental games festival Now Play This, and wrote the script for the award-winning indie videogame Dicey Dungeons. She's particularly interested in rules, play, cities, gardens, games that get people acting creatively and art that gets people interacting with their surroundings in new ways. The Husbands is her first novel.

Reviews for The Husbands

One of the funniest debuts for years... Holly Gramazio has not only come up with the most ingenious conceit, she has summoned the humour and sophistication to pull it off... a brilliant satire on the Tinder generation's commitment issues -- Johanna Thomas-Corr * Sunday Times * A quirky, funny tale about how you decide on The One when there’s an endless supply * Grazia * WONDERFUL: fresh, original, hugely entertaining and oddly comforting . . . I laughed out loud countless times . . . the most fun I've had reading in the longest time. It is an utter delight -- MARIAN KEYES Richly characterized, philosophical, and funny. I enjoyed all the husbands, even (especially?) the terrible ones. A time-bending gem about the way we live now -- GABRIELLE ZEVIN Brilliant, hilarious, surprising and wise. I devoured it -- NAOMI ALDERMAN


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